Dave Ravicher

China’s state media turned the US-Iran conflict into an AI generated cartoon and captured the gist of the conflict pretty perfectly! Cinematically really well done! A+ trolling! Thanks to @AngelicaOung for adding subtitles!

Did YOU want to watch CCTV's AI Martial Arts cartoon about the Straits of Hormuz crisis? Complete with fighting Persian Cats? Well I subtitled it for you so you can enjoy it in all its trope-laden glory! Remember kids, the mountains will stay standing while the green water flows, and the true art of war is not figuring out how to fight, but how to stop!🥷😼🦅

🇻🇪 NEW: Venezuela shakes up military leadership in major cabinet reset Acting President Delcy Rodríguez removed longtime Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, replacing him with Gen. Gustavo González López, a former intelligence chief and presidential guard commander. Padrino, who held the post for over a decade, was a central powerbroker and widely seen as the military backbone of Nicolás Maduro’s rule. His removal marks the most significant shift in Venezuela’s security leadership since Maduro’s kidnapping earlier this year. Key changes include: ➤ Defense: González López replaces Padrino López ➤ Housing: Jorge Márquez Monsalve appointed ➤ Energy: Rolando Alcalá takes over ➤ Economy: Ex–central bank chief Calixto Ortega named VP ➤ Additional replacements across transport, public works, and labor Analysts describe the move as a “military reset,” allowing Rodríguez to consolidate control and sideline the old guard. Padrino is under U.S. sanctions, faces narco-terrorism charges, and carries a $15M U.S. bounty, with Washington accusing him of involvement in the so-called “Cartel of the Suns,” an alleged network of senior Venezuelan officials tied to drug trafficking.  Drop Site sources in Venezuela say the new appointments are longtime Chavistas and are being received more positively than earlier changes seen as concessions to Washington.

Boys, Iran has done it. A historical first. An F35 caught fire and was forced to land after an Iranian attack. I am not even exaggerating, but Iran may have just changed human history. If Iran can do it, imagine what can china do?! Are the years of western aerial supremacy over? It does seem like it!

Trump embarrasses himself and the Japanese PM by comparing the US/Israel sneak attack on Iran with the Japanese Empire's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. What a fucking idiot. Still, the news is - he got NOTHING.

There is a lot that Iran, China, and Russia are learning about US military technology.

Iran had the ability to cause such significant disruption to the global economy at 0% but chose not to at 100% when Gen. Soleimani was assassinated in 2020, their embassy in Damascus bombed in 2024, and their nuclear facilities “obliterated” last year. Iran has shown remarkable restraint over the years despite all the sanctions.

Iran is the first Third World country since 1990 to realise you can Just Do Things

#BREAKING The moment F-35 fighter jet was hit x.com/i/status/20346…

BREAKING: Reporter: Why didn’t you inform allies before attacking Iran? Trump: We wanted surprise who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?

Max Blumenthal said in September 2025 that Donald Trump fears that Israel will kill him, citing "several Trump insiders." Now Joe Kent, whom The Grayzone promoted via Tucker Carlson in 2022 and presumably was one of Blumenthal's sources, discusses his resignation from the Trump administration on Carlson's massive podcast. Kent says nothing about any Israeli threat on Trump's life and states unequivocally that only Trump can compel the Israelis to stop the war on Iran. The narrative that Blumenthal and Kent present makes zero sense because the Israeli threat on Trump story wasn't leaked, it was planted. It relies on you having the memory and analytical skills of a goldfish, which is symptomatic of regular social media and podcast consumption. The Grayzone is a de facto national security state asset, with Blumenthal acting as its stenographer. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

In the last few days, I’ve seen videos of men following the Iranian women’s team, harassing them and filming them without consent. Now we’re seeing a car put their lives in this level of danger. None of this is being reported by mainstream media, by the way.

@MaxBlumenthal Imperial logic®️

The sanctions on Iran are so effective that we must lift the sanctions to harm Iran Then we will steal the unsanctioned oil from China

This is outrageous. @elonmusk not only suppresses freedom of speech but also allows calls for murdering prominent Iranian professor for speaking his opinion.

Coalition of the Quislings

Rheinmetall CEO confirms my reporting. All stockpiles in Europe, the Mideast, and US are basically empty. Cannibalization of INDOPACOM Arsenal, which began a little bit last week, will begin in earnest. It will take years, if ever, to recover. Moscow and Beijing know this.

Good morning from beautiful, besieged Gaza❤ Distributing chocolates and sweets, Eid al-Fitr Mubarak💛

Today's @intifada livestream is going to be essential viewing: - We talk to @Leelako in Isfahan, Iran - @JonElmer's analysis of Week 3 of the war - The news from Palestine And more. Join us in a little while!